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TWOMEY, John Christopher
(Service number 3/80)

Aliases	Christopher, Chris
First Rank	Private	Last Rank	Private

Birth

Date	23 October 1887	Place of Birth	Temuka

Enlistment Information

Date	11 August 1914	Age	26 years
Address at Enlistment	Westshore, Napier
Occupation	Dentist
Previous Military Experience	St Patrick's College Cadets - 2½ years - left College
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin
Religion	Roman Catholic
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 5 inches. Weight 9 stone 5½ lbs. Chest measurement 33-37 inches. Complexion fair. Eyes blue. Hair light. Sight, hearing, colour vision, limbs, joint movement, chest, heart, lungs and teeth all Satisfactory. free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated. Good bodily and mental health. No slight defects.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	Samoan Advance Party; New Zealand Medical Corps
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Field Ambulance Brigade
Date
Transport	Moeraki or Monowai
Embarked From		Destination

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	New Zealand Medical Corps - Field Ambulance

Military Awards

Campaigns	Samoan; Egyptian
Service Medals	1914-15 Star; British War Medal; Victory medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	15 April 1915	Reason	At own request.

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Dentist

Death

Date	18 April 1962	Age	74 years
Place of Death	Wanganui
Cause
Notices	Timaru Herald, 19 April 1962
Memorial or Cemetery	Aramoho Cemetery, Wanganui
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

John Christopher TWOMEY, known as Christopher or Chris, was the second son of Jeremiah Matthew and Teresa Mary (née HUGHES) TWOMEY, of Temuka. Christopher ahd enlisted at the outbreak of war and engaged with the Samoan Detachment. It is unclear whether or not he went on to Egypt. He was discharged at his own request on 15 April 1915, at which time he was described as of very good character. A Certificate of Discharge was issued in May 1915 after 245 days of service abroad. It was another 5½ years before his medals were issued.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [17 December 2015]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK18805 W5557 0116675) [18 December 2015]; New Zealand Tablet, 24 December 1897, 11 December 1902, Evening Post, 5 December 1901, 5 December 1902, 17 December 1903, 15 August 1914, 23 March 1915, 4 November 1921, 3 March 1927, Wanganui Herald, 21 October 1907, Timaru Herald, 22 October 1907, 23 April 1910, 13 August 1914, Otago Witness, 23 October 1907, Waihi Daily Telegraph, 2 July 1908, Otago Daily Times, 16 May 1911, Dominion, 30 March 1917 (Papers Past) [17 December 2015]; Timaru Herald, 19 April 1962 (Timaru District Library) [18 December 2015]

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